on3 nau2按鈕按钮
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Definition
Button; switch; a device or control that is pressed or turned.
neutraltechnologydaily actions
How it's used
While 按鈕 is the standard term for a button, native speakers frequently use the more colloquial term 掣 in everyday life. You will often hear people say 撳掣 instead of 按下按鈕 when referring to the action of pressing a switch or button. Using 按鈕 sounds slightly more formal or technical, such as when describing a specific interface element on a computer screen or a piece of machinery.
Measure word
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Which button is the one for the light?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse the noun 按鈕 with the verb 撳. Remember that 按鈕 is the object itself, whereas 撳 is the physical action of pressing it.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
